In this episode, Mark Longo, Henry Schwartz (Cboe) and Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management) hosts delve into current market trends, unusual options activity, and listener questions. They discuss VIX movement, the resurgence of gold, and controversial trades ahead of the tariff announcement. New options products, such as the S&P Equal Weighted 500 Index options, are introduced, and there’s an examination of activity in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NeoGenomics, Eldorado Gold Corp, and Dynatrace. The hosts also review audience poll results on zero-day options trading and the viability of certain puts in Apple and Nvidia.
01:18 Meet the Hosts and Sponsors
03:16 Market Overview and Trading Block
05:41 Volatility and Market Trends
13:13 Gold and Precious Metals Discussion
15:43 Options Market Activity
30:55 Unusual Options Activity in Vertex Pharmaceuticals
33:48 Biotech and Option Flow Insights
34:51 NeoGenomics Inc: A Rough Year
37:21 Gold’s Impressive Run
43:13 Dynatrace Inc: Tech Observability
47:01 Mail Block: Listener Questions
57:56 Around the Block: Market Watch